My client reported he bought six of these chairs in the early 1970s. They are beautiful. The joinery is all still rock solid, and there is only minor wear and tear on the frame. The seats are danish cord and… Read More »REWEAVING NEILS MOELLER MODEL 62 ARMCHAIRS
The boards of this tabletop had come unglued. Disassembly was first then glueing it all back together, followed by stripping, sanding and refinishing. Lots of hours on this project but it came out beautifully.
My customer reported this bed frame was built in the 1850s and she was distraught about the damage her two big dogs had done.
I was commissioned to install a set of built in cabinets.
I have a big pile of rough-sawn cherry lumber that I’m eager to make use of. Most of it is 4/4, which was too thick for this project. After splitting the lumber and planing it smooth the boards ended up… Read More »ROUGH-SAWN LUMBER TO BEAUTIFUL ART FRAME
A lot of scrap pieces with a diameter of 3.5″ were left over from a previous project and I was determined to reuse them in some creative way. I liked the result too much to leave it when I sold… Read More »MAKING A SCRAPWOOD SCONCE
I had this idea. It changed many times and turned out great in the end. Tons of storage!
Another cabinet made 40 years ago with particle board. The dark paint was textured and the ceiling had an the popcorn texture. Again, yuk! The ceiling was scraped smooth and patched, so were the walls. And the vanity was outfitted… Read More »REMODELING A BATHROOM (3)
My dad ‘loaned’ me this chair and I very quickly knew why. All the glue holding the lower frame together had dried out making it oh-so-rickety. Just a before and during for now; I have video of the glue-up on… Read More »Dad’s Chair Repair
The building I’m in was a warehouse built before 1910. The vanity and faucets in this master bath are from the 1980s, when the building was redeveloped for housing. Yuk! New cabinets, new countertop and plumbing hardware, plus paint, new… Read More »REMODELING A BATHROOM (2)